Former sales rep files false-marketing suit against Abbott.
By: Chris Placitella @ Aug 22, 2012
The Chicago Tribune (8/22, Frost) reports that a former Abbott Laboratories sales representative “filed a federal lawsuit against the company, accusing it of illegally promoting its cholesterol drug” TriCor (fenofibrate) for uses not approved by the FDA, including the “prevention of cardiac risks in patients with diabetes.” The False Claims lawsuit, “filed in the US […]